Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education Requirements (BSE)
The Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education major is designed for students who wish to teach young children, with and without disabilities, from birth through age eight. This program leads to licensure in Early Childhood Special Education and Birth - Grade Three. There is no minor required for this major. Students enter the EC/ECSE program as a cohort group during the Spring term. Students interested in this program should apply for admission to Professional Education for the fall term. Students will be admitted to the EC/ECSE program once a year.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements: 1 | ||
| EDUINDP 211 | INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 2 |
| EDUINDP 213 | DEVELOPMENT OF THE YOUNG CHILD | 3 |
| EDUINDP 218 | WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY | 2 |
| EDUINDP 312 | MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING THROUGH STEAM STRATEGIES | 2 |
| EDUINDP 317 | WORKING WITH INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND FAMILIES | 2 |
| EDUINDP 319 | GUIDING YOUNG CHILDREN I | 2 |
| EDUINDP 324 | INTEGRATED CURRICULUM FOR CHILDREN: AGES 3-5 | 4 |
| EDUINDP 449 | MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDUINDP 451 | REFLECTIVE SEMINAR | 1 |
| EDUINDP 452 | INTEGRATED CURRICULUM FOR CHILDREN: AGES 6-8 | 3 |
| EDUINDP 465 | STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR | 2 |
| SPECED 328 | GUIDING YOUNG CHILDREN II | 2 |
| SPECED 335 | EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION | 4 |
| SPECED 365 | EVIDENCE BASED EARLY INTERVENTION FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS | 2 |
| SPECED 444 | PLANNING FOR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS I | 3 |
| SPECED 445 | PLANNING FOR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS II | 3 |
| SPECED 476 | CURRICULUM/METHODS/MATERIALS FOR THOSE WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES | 3 |
| Total Units | 43 | |
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GPA requirements:
- to graduate from the College of Education and Professional Studies, students in a BSE licensure major must have at least a combined GPA of 2.75; and
- students must maintain a content area GPA of at least 3.0 across the following courses or pass the state superintendent-approved standardized test for the early childhood special education license. Courses that count toward content area GPA include: a) English: six credits of which three credits must be English composition; b) Social Studies: six credits of which three credits must be humanities and three credits from social sciences; c) Science: four credits of lab science; d) Mathematics: three credits of College Algebra or its equivalent.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Licensure and Unique Requirements: | ||
| CIGENRL 212 | NATURE AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION | 1 |
| CIGENRL 350 | INTRODUCTION TO BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL EDUCATION AND ESL | 3 |
| EDFOUND 243 | FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY | 3 |
| EDUINDP 370 | EARLY CHILDHOOD PRACTICUM: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | 1 |
| EDUINDP 375 | EARLY CHILDHOOD PRE-STUDENT TEACHING: GENERAL EDUCATION | 1 |
| EDUINDP 376 | EARLY CHILDHOOD PRE-STUDENT TEACHING: SPECIAL EDUCATION | 1 |
| EDUINDP 459 | EARLY CHILDHOOD PRACTICUM: PRESCHOOL | 3 |
| EDUINDP 460 | EARLY CHILDHOOD PRACTICUM: EARLY INTERVENTION | 4 |
| EDUINDP 461 | EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENT TEACHING: SPECIAL EDUCATION | 5 |
| EDUINDP 462 | EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENT TEACHING: GENERAL EDUCATION | 5 |
| LIBMEDIA 201 | TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS | 1 |
| MATH 147 | MATHEMATICS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING | 4 |
| READING 361 | EMERGENT LITERACY AND BEGINNING READING INSTRUCTION | 3 |
| SPECED 205 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| SPECED 486 | SCIENCE OF READING I FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES | 3 |
| SPECED 487 | SCIENCE OF READING II FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES 1 | 3 |
| Total Units | 44 | |
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Students completing the FORT alternative portfolio will also enroll in SPECED 485 after completion of SPECED 486 and SPECED 487.